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Newspaper

Elgin Echo

Location

Elgin, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Mar 18, 1899

Page

8

McCord Endorses Peruna For Catarrh In Letter

Hon Myron H McCord ex governor of New Mexico writes from Washington praising Peruna for treating catarrh noting improvement after one bottle and recommending the remedy to all afflicted. He cites thousands of cures and urges spring treatment as best. Includes offer of a free catarrh booklet from Dr Hartman Columbus Ohio. Also a Puck cartoon caption about Cholly’s father starting him in business.

Myron H. McCord New Mexico Harttan Washington, D. C M. H. McCord Hartman Columbus Cholly Puck California Vie Syroup Co Caniroamra Pia Syaur Co Cart- Forma Fria Syxue Co Nate

Patents Listed for Northwestern Inventors This Week

A list of patents granted to Northwestern inventors led by Edward H. Burger of Duluth Minnesota for a safety pocket device and Carroll D. Clofel i of Redwood Falls Minnesota for an automatic swinging stacker along with other inventors and places.

Northwestern Edward H. Burger Duluth Minn Carroll D. Clofeli Redwood Merwin, Lothrop & Johnson Pioneer Press St. Paul

Farms and Garden Horticulture Notes From Wentworth

The 44th annual Western New York Horticultural Society meeting was held in Rochester on January 24 and 26 with 500 attendees. Reports highlighted pears, grapes, and apples exhibits, fruit decay due to germs and insects, and practical advice on spraying, hogs in orchards, and marketing fruit.

Wenters New York Western New York Horticultural Society Rochester Elwanger Barry Geneva Willard G. C. Caldwell R. Morrill W. H. Jordan Congress Andrew H. Ward

Feeding trial shows peas and oats outperform corn in milk yield

In July a farmer tested feed on fifty four cows and calves, comparing peas oats and drilled corn. Milk output averaged 6,060 to 6,282 pounds in early July, then 4,459 pounds after switching to corn, with one cow adding 18 pounds daily. Twice daily corn feeding later raised the daily total to around 700 pounds.

Potatoes Raised Well In Cornell Experiments

A Cornell Experiment Station report outlines potato growing results over three to four years on a gravelly soil, showing yields from 246 to 419 bushels per acre under various treatments. The tests, intended to be replicated by farmers on their farms, aim to demonstrate the method’s effectiveness beyond station grounds.

Kansas Cornell Experiment Station Cornell New York

Milking Calm Affects Milk Yield Says Farmers Review

The Farmers' Review notes that excitement or disturbance lowers milk flow in cows. It cites a 1898 Kansas Agricultural College shipment of 12 cows and explains udder anatomy and blood flow during milking. Quiet handling, proper feed, and focus on milking are essential to maintain milk quantity and quality.

Enslinge Olty Mik Hoard's Ensilage Board of Health Hutter Makera Health Board Meadville Albion City Boards of Health Bnssidge Wisconsin Iowa Minnesota H. B. Gurler Chicago Michigan Knngas Agricultural College Lincoln County Thesa Cella

Poultry Supersedes Sheep in National Market Claims

The article notes poultry production on farms nationwide surpassing sheep in value and argues that poultry and eggs now outpace the wheat crop in contributing economically, signaling a shift in agricultural output priorities.

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Notable lines from a pulp era stage and ads

A mangled excerpt mixes a teacher asking about damp climes umbrellas at a naval station in San Juan Porto Rico with a blurb for Mostetter's Stomach Bitters. The dialogue then shifts to a theater moment and ends with a curt remark about the plot, all from the Ohio State Journal.

San Juan United States Naval Station Porto Ideo Mostetter

Immigrant views on Canadian west prospects in 1893

Delegates from Kansas and Nebraska report on a 21 day limited trip to Dauphin Regina Prince Albert and central Saskatchewan. They praise wheat potential noting last year’s output near 75 000 bushels with this year estimated over a million and describe abundant water timber wild fruit and rapid settlement as immigration to the Canadian west accelerates.

Totter Wanane Nebraska Dauphin Prince Albert Bask William McCreary Wsg Winnipeg Man Sim Kansas U. S. Avia Regina Saskatchewan Wishart Buchanan Owen Smith Rosa Sinclair Whitmores Riding Mountain Langs Pioina Canadian West George Bennett Hall's Summit Kan W. Bennett Hall N Bummit F. Brooks Waatphalia John Flannery Stuart

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